Board Appointment

22 September 2011

Lavendon Group plc ("Lavendon" or "the Company")

Board Appointment

Lavendon Group plc, the market leader in the rental of powered access equipment in Europe and the Middle East, today announces the appointment of Don Kenny as Chief Executive, with effect from 1st October, 2011.

Don (aged 56 and a qualified accountant) was previously with Carillion plc from 2002, serving on the main Board as an Executive Director since 2006. He was Group Managing Director of Carillion Business Services, the Facilities Management arm of Carillion plc, with revenues of £1.2 Billion and 15,000 employees.

Before joining Carillion plc, Don was Managing Director of Johnson Controls IFM UK ("Johnson Controls"), the UK-based Facilities Management arm of Johnson Controls Inc., the US-based global business. Prior to Johnson Controls, Don was a Vice President of Sulzer Infra (part of the Swiss publicly quoted Sulzer Corporation).

In his earlier career, Don held several general and financial management roles in the UK, Far East, Middle East and Scandinavia with the Mowlem group of companies.

As a result of Don's appointment, John Standen will resume his prior role as Non- Executive Chairman and Jan Astrand will resume his prior role as a Non-Executive Director.

John Standen, Chairman of Lavendon, commented:

"We are delighted that Don is joining Lavendon as Chief Executive. He brings with him a wealth of experience of improving operating performance and growing businesses successfully both in the UK and internationally, together with a deep understanding of our industrial end markets. He is the ideal candidate to lead the Group through the next phase of its development and I am confident that he will deliver significant shareholder value."

Don Kenny, new Chief Executive, commented:

"I am delighted to be joining Lavendon at this stage in its development, and look forward to working with the board and the executive management team to further the Group's potential, leveraging its strong market positions and improving its return on capital employed."

The Company will announce its third quarter interim management statement in November 2011.

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